The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-10-15
TREATMENT OF EPlzooTlc.
Cssditlon. Fs,orssis 70 "a OUTBREAK 81
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Ngny readers Will remember whom
Abou. t.ssea years ago an sp,sooto
disease PREVAILED over alasois the whole
q tho EEiIOd States and deuoralizsd
buslno-s cyerywhers. Oxen were en-
ployed ia tho streets u New York aud
other large cities. and farmers were at
their wits ends for want OF thei.
teams. The disease is simply inhu-
enzs. which consist, of Inflammation
and congestion Of the lining men,
branes oi the air passages. the nasal
membranes, and those of the sinuses Of
the head and OF the eyes. The whole
head is sick. ia fact. and the throat is
sore. the saliyary glands are swollen.
the lungs suffer with the rest. and the
animal j. depressed and weakened. and
is often unable TO swallow. 1t is by no
means dangerous unless IL is neglected
and the animals are subject 10 unusu-
ally unwholcsome conditions.
la the outbreak of 1872 the conditions
prevailing as regard, the weather were
similar tp those Of the past summer.
Intense heat ami drought in places. fol-
lowed by continued rains, both Of which
Increase ten!oid the commonly un-
healthful influences OF stables and
barns. have prevailed. The bad air.
the pungent Odnrs. the worry from flies
adding 10 the inevitable wear Of the
ordinary summers work, produce pre-
ciscly that disOrdercd condition of the
membranes and the blood which Of
fcrs u favorable resting place for
the absorption and growth OF tho
ever-prescnt germs of this disease.
The disease is not contagious; it spreads
and appears here and there in distant
places because the conditions favorable
for its incubation prevail. 1t runs q
certain course of two or three weeks.
when with proper treatment it sub
constitutional taints, which resist
treatment very stubbornly and may be-
come permanent. These results of tho
disorder vary.
In some horses the blood is pcrma-
nently disordercd aud farcy results; in
others various forms Of dropsy appear,
as anasarca or swelled legs. OF the kid
neys become the seat Of trouble; the
eyes may suffer permanently, or per-
mancnt catarrh Of the nasal MEM
brancs and Of the bronchial passages
remains. These results are most often
due 10 the severity of the disease. from
unfavornble surroundings or previous
i'll health, or from neglect or want Of
judicious management.
There Is time to ward off the disease
and prevent it spreading by immediate
hygienic measures. The publication
of the stables and thorough ventilation
arc the foundation Of any effective
treatment. A change OF food from
the usual corn to bran, linsecd oil
meal, oatmeal, barley meal and. il
possible. carrots, with the best and
soundcst hay OF grass, and pure cool
water il needed. II the stables are
close. dark aud damp the animal should
be moved to dry. airy sheds. open in
the front, or abundantly provided with
pure air. Sccond-growth clover, clover
hay. rye. straw and smutty grain
should bo carefully avoided, Anti
septic and cooling medicine should be
given, such ~ two-ounce doses Of sui,
phate of soda with n dram of ohlorate
Of potassa given daily in bran mash.
alternately with one-ouncc doses OF
hyposulphitc of soda for week.
These are all useful for prevention.
and course of such treatment contin.
ucd for a week or two will cvadc the
probable attack.
When the disease invadcs the stable
the horses need good nursing, soft.
nutritious food, cooling. active laHa-
tive, rs sixteen ounces Of EPSON salts
at first. followed by one ounce of hypo-
sulphite of soda. with one dram Of
chlorste of potassa, daily; the sore
throat should be fomented with hot
water and well rubbed with strong lini.
mept The stable should be thoroughly
disinfccted by burning sulphur on q
hot shovel in it, and afterward by smok-
ing it with pine tar burned in the same
way. Powdered gum arabic, one ounce,
mixed with half the quantity each Of
chlorate Of potash and subnitratc Of
bismuth, finely pulverized, blown into
the nostrils through quill, in small
quantities at intervals Of an hour or
two, will allay the irritation Of the nos.
trils and relieve the eyes, II the eyes
are intlamed they should be protected
by shades, Patient nursing with this
treatment will usually shorten tho
course of the disease TO o few days,
when tonics and good feeding are
needed to build up the strength again.
Powdered Peruvian bark with sulphate
Of iron in dram doses, given In daily
mash Of bran and linsecd. with sound
old oats and clean timothy hay. or cut
feed with crushed oats and bran, will
be found very useful and effective in
avoiding the frequent seqHelae prcyi-
ously mentiOncd.-N T. Times.
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He who does not make his family
comfortable, will himself never be
happy at home; and he who Is not
happy at home will never be happy
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